1961 Grosser Preis von Deutschland
Nürburgring · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stirling Moss | 3 | 26 | 21.400 | 15 | 342.1 | Phil Hill |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down. ★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 7 | Stirling Moss | Team Lotus | Climax | 15 | Finished | 9 | ||
| 2 | 5 | 3 | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | Ferrari | 15 | +21.400s | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | Phil Hill | Ferrari | Ferrari | 15 | ★ | +22.500s | Finished | 4 |
| 4 | 8 | 14 | Jim Clark | Team Lotus | Climax | 15 | +77.100s | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 10 | 18 | John Surtees | Cooper | Climax | 15 | +113.100s | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 12 | 2 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper | Climax | 15 | +161.400s | Finished | 1 | |
| 7 | 7 | 9 | Dan Gurney | Porsche | Porsche | 15 | +202.600s | Finished | ||
| 8 | 14 | 5 | Richie Ginther | Ferrari | Ferrari | 15 | +323.100s | Finished | ||
| 9 | 18 | 28 | Jackie Lewis | Cooper | Climax | 15 | +323.700s | Finished | ||
| 10 | 15 | 19 | Roy Salvadori | Cooper | Climax | 15 | +731.500s | Finished | ||
| 11 | 22 | 33 | Tony Maggs | Team Lotus | Climax | 14 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 12 | 24 | 30 | Ian Burgess | Cooper | Climax | 14 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 13 | 11 | 11 | Hans Herrmann | Porsche | Porsche | 14 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 14 | 17 | 31 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | Porsche | 14 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 15 | 20 | 37 | Tony Marsh | Team Lotus | Climax | 13 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 16 | 25 | 27 | Gerry Ashmore | Team Lotus | Climax | 13 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| — | 13 | 6 | Willy Mairesse | Ferrari | Ferrari | 13 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 21 | 20 | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper | Maserati | 12 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 26 | 38 | Bernard Collomb | Cooper | Climax | 11 | +4 laps | Not classified | ||
| — | 19 | 32 | Lorenzo Bandini | Cooper | Maserati | 10 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 9 | 16 | Tony Brooks | BRM | Climax | 6 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 4 | 8 | Jo Bonnier | Porsche | Porsche | 5 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 23 | 26 | Wolfgang Seidel | Team Lotus | Climax | 3 | — | Handling | ||
| — | 16 | 15 | Innes Ireland | Team Lotus | Climax | 1 | — | Fire | ||
| — | 6 | 17 | Graham Hill | BRM | Climax | 1 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 2 | 1 | Jack Brabham | Cooper | Climax | 0 | — | Accident | ||
| — | — | 25 | Michael May | Team Lotus | Climax | — | Accident in practice |